Nine Tomorrows
Dust-jacket from the first edition
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| Author | Isaac Asimov |
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| Cover artist | Richard M. Powers |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
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1959 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 236 pp |
Nine Tomorrows is a collection of nine short stories and two pieces of comic verse by Isaac Asimov. The pieces were all originally published in magazines between 1956 and 1958, with the exception of the closing poem, "Rejection Slips", which was original to the collection. The book was first published in the United States in 1959 and in the UK in 1963. It includes two of Asimov's favorite stories, "The Last Question" and "The Ugly Little Boy".
Nine Tomorrows has been reprinted several times. The most recent publication appears to be a 1987 Del Rey reissue; .
Floyd C. Gale rated the collection four+ stars out of five, writing that "few other authors can claim [Asimov's] consistently high level of excellence" and mentioning "Profession" and "The Ugly Little Boy" as especially good.
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